Write the part of speech and the definition of the words. The number in parenthesis refers to the page number in the book. Reread where it is in the book, then write your own sentence using the word correctly with context clues in the sentence. The first one is done for you as a sample. Chapters 1-5
assuage (3) - VERB: to satisfy or make less intense. After her little boy fell and skinned his knee, the mother assuaged his pain by blowing on his cuts as she cleaned them.
apothecary (4)
dictum (4)
chattels (4)
taciturn (5)
dispatch (5)
imprudent (5)
tyrannical (7)
malevolent (10)
predilection (11)
domicile (12)
flivver (12)
beadle (12)
nebulous (14)
indigenous (21)
illicitly (23)
entailment (27)
vexations (27)
amiable (39)
disapprobation (42)
auspicious (43)
arbitrate (49)
evasion (53)
pestilence (56)
benevolence (57)
asinine (65)
edification (65)
Word Splash: Vocabulary writing assignment: Using at least 15 of these words, retell part of the story from another character's point of view. Be creative...come up with a new adventure for Scout, Jem, and Dill, or have another character watch the children during their summer play time. Don't change traits of the characters, but show us details behind the traits we know. Show him/her in action and add to the plot that we've seen so far. When you use a vocab word, underline it and put it in bold type. Type your creative writing assignment using 12 point font and double space it. Your writing should be at least a half a page long if not more to get all of those words in!
Chapters 1-5
Word Splash: Vocabulary writing assignment: Using at least 15 of these words, retell part of the story from another character's point of view. Be creative...come up with a new adventure for Scout, Jem, and Dill, or have another character watch the children during their summer play time. Don't change traits of the characters, but show us details behind the traits we know. Show him/her in action and add to the plot that we've seen so far. When you use a vocab word, underline it and put it in bold type. Type your creative writing assignment using 12 point font and double space it. Your writing should be at least a half a page long if not more to get all of those words in!
Chapters 6-11 Vocabulary
1. malignant (74)
2. unfathomable (85)
3. direst (91)
4. analogous (103)
5. innate (104)
6. provocation (105)
7. indicative (106)
8. guilelessness (106)
9. deportment (108)
10. obstreperous (113)
11. feeble (118)
12. alist (126)
13. passe (132)
14. apoplectic (133)
15. philippic (136)
16. umbrage (136)
17. rectitude (136)
18. guff (136)
19. palliation (137)
20. cantankerous (148)
PART 2 Vocabulary: